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Phantom Breaker joystick contest launched by 7sixty

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There are two ways to play a fighting game, and most hardcore fans of the genre will know that the best way to play some of these titles is with a fancy joystick that would provide the extra arcade feel that they love. Now while joystick are great on their own, themed ones are even better.

7sixty has announced today that they will be holding a contest that will be giving two lucky winners a custom Fusion Sapphire joystick courtesy of eightarc. As you can see in the picture above, the joystick will feature a custom Phantom Breaker top on the Fusion Sapphire body. Given that these joysticks are high in demand and the average cost runs at $199.99 this will be a priceless addition to anyone’s collection or may just make your skills even better when Phantom Breaker is released sometime early this year. Those interested in entering the contest can do so in two ways. They can enter through the Phantom Breaker website here, or through the Phantom Breaker Facebook here. The contest is currently set to end on February 14th.

Also revealed today by 7sixty was some gameplay footage from Phantom Breaker which can be seen below. This video features a one round battle between Infinity and Fin, albeit a very one sided one.

A tale of souls and swords will be retold once again in the newly released Soulcalibur V

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Fans of the 3D fighting genre have had to sit out in the cold for the last few years as the fighting genre focuses largely on 2D fighters, but a new title has come to save the day and provide a unique style of combat that cannot be found anywhere else. Namco Bandai’s Soulcalibur V has been released today in North America for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The game takes place 17 years after the events of Soulcalibur IV and players must follow the story of Patroklos and Pyrrha Alexandra as their family’s destiny becomes entangled with that of the two Soul Swords. With a highly expanded character creation mode and a number of new features this may be Soulcalibur’s best entry in the series yet. Those looking to pick up the title can pick up a normal version for $60 or the Collector’s Edition for $80. The Collector’s Edition will include a faux leather-bound book, a music CD, making-of video content, hardcover art book and the Dark Knight and White Knight downloadable armor sets

You can find our review of the title here.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 available now, Lightning DLC available February 7

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Only those living under a rock don’t know that Final Fantasy XIII-2 is being released today to stores everywhere in North America, and while the title may offer a very large amount of gameplay time on its own, Square Enix is looking to extend your playtime even further. Though those simply interested in seeing what the main game has to offer can check out the launch trailer below.

Today Square Enix has revealed that the first piece of DLC for FFXIII-2 will be released the same time as in Japan, on February 7yth. The DLC will add Lightning and Master Sergeant Amador to the Coliseum battle gameplay mode and players will be able to use them in their party once they have been defeated. Further DLC will be released in the future, this includes various costumes for characters and more episodes to expand the narrative of FFXIII-2 though these pieces of DLC will be detailed more at a later time.

Hybrid arrives this summer from 5th Cell

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Scribblenauts developer 5th Cell finally has a more cement release window for their crazy shooter Hybrid. The release of Hybrid was delayed indefinitely in the past and now is currently set for a Summer 2012 launch window.

Thanks to the delay time, 5th Cell is promising a large amount of updates to the title, including a 60FPS framerate, a better looking game and a new twist on the in-air movement and combat. The trailer for the game can be seen below and features a large amount of gameplay. No price has currently been set for the title though one can assume it will be either 800-1200 MSP.

SSX online pass leaves multiplayer alone

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You may recall a few days ago when it was revealed that, unsurprisingly, the EA published SSX would contain an online pass. As such there was a bit of a hullabaloo but nothing too unexpected happened. At least not until today when EA has told Game Informer that the online pass for SSX does not actually lock out the online mode for the title.

Rather than lock them out of the game’s multiplayer functions it will lock out any credits players are awarded for competing in the online modes “Explore and “Global Events”. These credits are stored and will be available if the player chooses to pay the $10 for the online pass. EA went on to say that “Economy balance makes it possible to unlock all available content and allows you to participate in all event drops across both Explore and Global Events, with credits earned solely in Explore.”

Your head will roll with NeverDead released today in stores

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Some people may think that being immortal is easy. However the life Bryce Boltzmann lives isn’t an easy one at all… in fact it is full of tragic suffering as he sees his beloved wife murdered in front of his eyes by the Demon King Astaroth and then cursed to forever live with that image in his mind.

His immortal life is empty and without aspiration as he simply battles against modern day demonic forces alongside his partner Arcadia for the National Anti-Demon Agency. While Bryce may not be the happiest fellow around, he can use his immortality to take on tasks no other mortal possibly could, including ripping off his own head and tossing it through the air or regenerating body parts like they are nothing at all. NeverDead is available today on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and players can try to possibly bring Bryce’s immortal life some closure as he faces off against the demons terrorizing the world.

Dragon’s Dogma set for May release, includes Resident Evil 6 demo

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If you are a publisher about to put out a very expensive and expansive new title that has never had a sequel before there is always the chance that the game may not do well in stores. In fact, Capcom has very high hopes for the game, so much so that they hope it sells at least 1.5 million copies worldwide.

While this may be a very admirable goal for a new I.P. Capcom has probably just guaranteed that they will hit that mark. For you see, they have announced today that every retail copy of Dragon’s Dogma on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will come with a downloadable code for an early demo of Resident Evil 6. Xbox 360 owners will be able to redeem their code on July 3rd… a full two months before PlayStation 3 owners who will need to wait until September 4th.

Various retailers are also detailing pre-order bonuses as well. This includes GameStop offering the “Pawn Upgrade Pack” which provides additional Rift Crystals and lets you rent higher level pawns from the start. Best Buy is offering a higher level armor upgrade via the “Armor Upgrade Pack” and Amazon is providing higher level weaposn via the “Weapon Upgrade Pack.” Seems like the May 22nd release of Dragon’s Dogma just got a whole lot sweeter than it already was. Those still on the fence can check out the story trailer for the title which was released today.

Mass Effect 3’s voice cast revealed

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Today EA has released a video that not only provides us with plenty of in-game footage of the characters but also behind-the-scenes footage of the characters voice actors recording lines and talking about the title. The video can be seen below and the full voice cast and what characters they are performing can also be seen below. Let me say that Seth Green looks quite different with a full beard now but it is great to see him retain his role as Joker.

  • Martin Sheen as The Elusive Man
  • Seth Green as Joker
  • Tricia Helfer as Normandy’s A.I EDI
  • Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda
  • Carrie-Anne Moss as Aria T’Loak
  • Ali Hills as Dr. Liara T’Soni
  • Keith David as Captain Anderson
  • Lance Henriksen as Admiral Steven Hackett
  • Freddy Prinze Jr. as James Vega
  • Jessica Chobot as Diana Allers
  • Mark Meer, Jennifer Hale as Sheppard, Male and Female

THQ receives NASDAQ stock delisting notice

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THQ has had a troubling last few weeks, among news of various layoffs from their company to the company dropping all aspects of working on licensed children games, it has now received a deslisting warning from the NASDAQ stock exchange says Develop. The reason for this is because the company’s stock has been traded for below the minimum of $1 for the past month.

The publisher has 180 total calendar days, or until July 23, 2012 to raise its stock up above the $1 mark for at least 10 consecutive business days, if not then the stock will be delisted and taken down from the market which would have a very negative impact on the company as a whole. Now various companies have come back from this and avoided delisting in the past, Majesco has done so twice in fact. Those who are curious about THQ’s stock price will know that today it was being traded at only $0.70 a stock.

Syndicate demo available today on 360 and PS3

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You may remember that a week or so ago EA revealed that they would be releasing a four-player co-op demo for their take on the Syndicate video game later in the month. Well it seems that the demo is now available on both the Xbox 360 and a little bit later on the PlayStation 3.

The demo will allow players to take on the “Western Europe” level and feature players infiltrating Cayman Global to take out Colonel Enrico Gabron and steal his blueprints. EA released a trailer for the demo and even talk about a little history from the game itself. You can add the demo to your download queue for the 360 version here to see if you want to pick up the full game when it is released on February 21st.

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